Law Firm Hiring Tips: Humanize Your Recruitment Strategy
March 14, 2023
Law firm hiring isn’t what it used to be. While the buzz around the “Great Resignation” may have faded, employee turnover in the legal industry remains 20% higher than before the pandemic. If you’ve spent the past year upgrading your hiring, training, or retention processes, that’s great—but your work is far from done. To get […]
Hiring Your Clone: Smart Move or Big Mistake?
December 21, 2021
If there were any lingering doubts about the role artificial intelligence (AI) is set to play in our futures, Facebook’s abrupt rebranding as “Meta” and subsequent promotion of the “metaverse” put them to rest. Anybody who’s been paying attention knows that AI is poised to revolutionize the world in the same way the internet did decades ago. Presumably, this means that soon you’ll be able to hire a literal clone of yourself to handle that never-shrinking backlog of undone work.
Law Firm Recruiting Mistakes to Avoid Post-Covid
August 10, 2021
Even superficial subscribers to business news cannot help but have heard that the job market is hot, and growing hotter. Folks are talking about the “Great Resignation” and the flood of talent set to hit the pool, and yet…this doesn’t mean what many employers would think. Legal recruiting is not set to get any easier with so many folks on the verge of leaving their jobs and seeking greener pastures. On the contrary, the struggle to land and, crucially, retain talent is only set to grow more intense. Understanding this means first taking a wide view of what is going on.
Hiring Better People Starts with Culture Fit
July 30, 2021
What if your emphasis was on hiring better people, the ones that will fit your culture, the ones that are going to have a sense of belonging, the ones you could engage and motivate? Ryan Englin, CEO and founder of Core Matters, helps us focus on hiring better people faster to hire less.
Law Firm Hiring Strategies to Attract Top Talent
July 28, 2021
Law firm hiring is ridden with twisted logic. Many firms believe that a lengthy interview process ensures that the successful candidate is one who truly wishes to come aboard. The idea here is that a person willing to endure nine rounds of interviewing is a person with unshakeable dedication to the job on offer. In reality, the opposite is often true.